The 1873-4 With Arrows type is one of the toughest, and, for me, among the least interesting. The weight was slightly increased to bring it up to...
I don’t care for spiral bound books, but maybe that’s just me. The “pages laying flat” argument might be the reason. When I was a dealer, I had a...
Coin doctors tone coins with chemicals, like sulfur. It happens very quickly. The trouble is it usually does not look natural to the experienced...
The chances of avoiding carbon spots improve if you buy coins that have never been dipped. Dipping exposes virgin metal which is more susceptible...
It looks like the sale was ended with no bidders. If this were real, it would be a bit of a rarity. The 1885-CC dollar is hard to find in the...
Post mint damage, although given the quality of the coins in 1981, it's close to Mint State. :)
I would say MS-63. The surfaces are smooth, but the luster is dull, it’s got a fingerprint on the obverse on Ms. Liberty’s cheek and the field in...
The thing has a fin running around the edge on the reverse. That is not possible for a coin that is struck with no or an “open” collar.
I am not a fan of either one. The 55 has a dipped out look, and the 58 has poor eye appeal. There are definitely better examples available.
Yes, price paid is the key. It is harder to find Charlotte Mint coins in the better grades than Dahlonega Mint pieces.
The 1856 Flying Eagle Cent is no good. The "5" in the date is not right. If you draw a line down from the end of the hat on the "5" it should run...
I think that it is genuine. The mint mark looks to be correct as well as the rest of the coin. Here is a Mint State example you can use for a...
Fuld 132 and 132A Fuld 132 and 132A are quite similar. The dies were made by Rudolph P. Laubenheimer. Laubenheimer came to America in 1854. After...
Fuld 129 [ATTACH] The Fuld book lists many varieties of this Lincoln piece, all of them rare. This example was an extra special piece for 19th...
This is a first a series of posts about these interesting Lincoln pieces. The 1864 presidential election was one of the most...
A good rule of thumb: Bad pictures, PASS.
Yea, but the next guy might not try to sell it for what it is.
I have never been much of a pattern coin collector. I have three coins that have been called pattern coins at one time, the 1792 half disme, the...
They are now approaching 50 years old. When I was a kid in the 1960s, finding a 50 year old coin in circulation was big deal. Maybe they are...
I would say low end UNC., like MS-61. There really isn't any rub, but it's got a lot of bag marks on the obverse which impair the eye appeal....
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